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1929 Darmstadt Trials, dummy cigarette labels (16, Dix 1-5, 7-10, 12-18) and Hunter-Penrose dummy stamps (10, Dix 19, 21-23, 26, 28-31, 33, the last overprinted "S.W.A"), various papers, inks and colours. (26). £260-320
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1929 Darmstadt Trails, 1d ship stamp, frame only imperforate (14) or perforated (14), vignette only imperforate (12) or perforated (3) and the complete design all perforated (44), various inks and papers, virtually all in pairs or blocks, 36 differing Dix numbers. (87). Photo on Page 226. £800-1,000
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1929 1d Springbok essays by J. Booysen, imperforate horizontal pairs in red-brown or violet and a vertical pair in black. (6). Photo on Page 226. £100-120
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1928 and 1936 Philatelic Exhibitions including 1928 official exhibition cover and covers bearing the exhibition label (2) all with the red exhibition c.d.s, unused exhibition labels in differing colours (3), 1936 JIPEX catalogue with the two cancelled miniature sheets on the cover, and a study of the JIPEX miniature sheets mint, used or on covers. (131). £100-150
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Booklets. 1927-51 Booklets, booklet panes and stamps, including the exploded covers and interleaves for 1927 2/6 booklet (SB6), 1937 2/6 booklet (SB10, scrape to cover, some staining), etc. £100-120
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Revenues. 1864-1995 Revenues from Cape Colony, Natal, O.R.C, Transvaal or South Africa, the used collection in an album, including complete documents, Customs Duty and Douane overprints, also duplicates in two stockbooks. (100s). £150-200
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Christmas Seals. 1929-97 Christmas TB Fund seals, the extensive collection including covers, booklets and sheets, 1949 packet of ten booklets, also Easter seals for crippled children. (100s). £100-150
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Shipping Postmaster. 1931-32 Registration envelopes to England both with violet oval "SHIPPING POSTMASTER / CAPETOWN" datestamps and a Docks Capetown c.d.s, the first cancelled by the oval datestamps, the other cancelled by the docks c.d.s with the oval datestamp alongside. Also two pieces. (4). £100-120
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Air Mails. 1918-39 Flight covers, the extensive written up collection, mainly first or special flights, including 1918 "Make Your Sixpence Fly" Red Cross cards (5), 1925 internal air service (32, two to GB with postage due marks crossed out, one redirected cover carried on three flights), 1929 internal first flights (60, two to G.B underpaid), 1931 reduced rate from G.B (2), 1931 Imperial Airways G.B to East Africa flight (15), SWAA flights (3), Christmas flight from G.B (39), 1932 Imperial Airways G.B to South Africa services (99, one pilot signed), reduced postcard rates (8), 1934 services to Australia, Nyasaland, Madagascar, first service via Italy, JIPEX flights (24), first Empire Air Mail rate (7), SAA flights to Kenya, Southern Rhodesia, Angola and S.W.A, etc., also an album of air letters including military issues, some commercial covers and a few postwar flights. (400+). £1,000-1,200
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Air Mails. 1918 "Make Your Sixpence Fly" cards franked ½d, large wings cards with Aerial Post c.d.s (Nov. 20) or Cape Town machine (Dec 9), and small wings cards with Aerial Post c.d.s (Nov 24/27) or Krugersdorp c.d.s (Nov. 26) with an Aerial Post c.d.s at left, the four flown cards carried on the flights over Johannesburg, Germiston to Johannesburg, or Johannesburg to Pretoria (2), mainly fine. (5). £180-220
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Postal Stationery. 1923 Postcards (5), wrappers (8) and registration envelopes (9, sizes F, G and H2) with English or Afrikaans overprints, all overprinted Specimen in red, four from the U.P.U's own collection with "1923" date, six others (comprising postcards H&G 1a, 2, wrappers H&G 2, 3, registration envelopes H&G 3b, 4a) additionally handstamped "SPECIMEN" type BEC2a upon receipt by the Bechuanaland Post Office, these Bechuanaland Specimens unique in private hands. (22). Photo on Page 240. £1,000-1,200
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Royalty - Picture Postcards. c.1900-30 Postcards, the extensive collection in nine albums with individual and family portraits, royal visits and events, real photographic cards, caricatures and comic, Alfonso XIII with the Wright brothers at their Aviation School, royal visit to England, royal births and children, etc., also some 1929 Barcelona Exhibition cards. (c.1,100). £400-500
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Royalty - Signed Photos. Fine signed photos of King Alfonso XIII, with 1928 inscription to major W.W.T Torr; or his wife Victoria Eugenia, with 1926 inscription to Major Torr; also postcard of their children Beatriz and Maria Cristina signed by both children with Christmas greetings on reverse from Victoria Eugenia, 1955 Christmas card signed by King Alfonso, 1933 signed photo of Miklos Horthy (Regent of Hungary) inscribed to Lord Chilston, a large silk picture of Alfonse XIII, a photo of the Spanish King and Queen at Cowes Regatta, and various other pictures, photos and related memorabilia, the photos mostly framed. (5+). £300-400
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Elobey, Annobon & Corisco. 1907 1c - 10p Set of sixteen affixed to an archival piece from the Goa Post Office Specimen collection, each handstamped violet "ULTRAMAR" applied in Lisbon to U.P.U Specimens prior to distribution to the Portuguese Colonies. (16). £300-350
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Puerto Rico. 1897 5c Brown violet and 80c black, 1898 1m - 2p set of twenty, all handstamped "MUESTRA" (2 types), all fine mint, the complete collection of stamps sent to the U.P.U handstamped Muestra. (22). Photo on Page 226. £300-350
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Varieties. 1897-2008 Mint stamps with varieties, the collection in two albums including 1897 1m overprint inverted (2, one with 1991 R.P.S Certificate, the other offered 'as-is', also a forgery), 1927 4m inverted watermark, 1931 2p Air Mail overprint sheet of sixty including extended "R" variety, 1935 2½p on 3m missing arabic letter within a block, 1940 5m on 10m with all four listed varieties within pairs, 1948 5m inverted watermark, also School overprints, 1927 10p colour trial, 1940 4½p surcharge proofs (6) and various 1951 proofs, many post-independence issues including 1962 surcharges with complete sheets (4) showing inverted, double or missing surcharge on certain stamps, various 1997-2007 surcharge varieties with 2000 U.P.U 150D black printed twice, 2006 Africa Cup £S4.5 black printed twice, etc. An interesting collection. (S.G. £1,050 for 1897-1948 listed varieties). (1,600+). £400-500
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Officials. 1900-2003 Mint collection in an album including S.G. O1 (3) and O2 (3) with inverted and reversed perfins, S.G. O3-18 with some listed varieties, S.G. O21/5, O27/8 and O30-O83, additional 1936-46 ordinary paper or chalk-surfaced paper varieties (including O33a, 38a, 39ca, 40a, 41a), later issues apparently complete, also 1903 1m, 3m, 5p Specimens; Army Official issues including A1a/b, A3, A4, A12/3 (10p, S.G. A13, with toned gum), A14-A18, A20-24, also A6/10, A14/6 with Specimen overprints; and some postage due and telegraph issues. S.G. £5,000 for 1900-1954 issues. (100s). £550-650
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1889 Perf 12½ 2d overprinted Swaziland, variety overprint inverted, fine mint. S.G. 5a, £1,200. Photo on Page 238. £200-250
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1855-2010 Mainly used collection in three Davo Albums, including 1855-58 set (rare 3s fine, 4s, 6s faults), 1856-62 Stockholm local issue in black and bistre, 1858-72 set, 1862-72 3ore, 17ore purple, 1872-79 perf 14 and perf 13 sets, Landstorm sets with second 1916 issue used, 1924 U.P.U Congress set used, U.P.U Anniversary set mint and used, postage dues, officials, etc. Fine quality, largely complete, also used stamps in year packs between 1995 and 2014. S.G. £9,000+. (3 Albums). Photo on Page 238. £700-900
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1915 (May) Anglo-French Occupation overprints (type 7) on Gold Coast, ½d pair used on piece, the right stamp with variety "CUPATION"; also 1d used with variety "CCUPATION", a little toning and two short perfs at upper left corner, two scarce varieties used. S.G. H34e, 35f, both unpriced used. (2). Photo on Page 238. £100-120
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1915 (May) Gold Coast £1 with Anglo-French Occupation overprint type 7, variety small "F", tied to piece by Assahun c.d.s, very fine. S.G. H46a, £500. Photo on Page 246. £120-150
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1988 Australian Bicentennial miniature sheets including an imperforate proof of the Niuafo'ou sheet on thick card and Specimen overprints on both sheets; and 1989 Cricket through the Ages miniature sheet with imperf proof strip of five stamps and sheet overprinted Specimen, also all miniature sheets mint, used and on F.D.Cs (26). £80-100
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Postal Stationery. 1906 1d Postcards with coloured views on the reverse (3, Pine-Apple Plantation, A Native Village and Stripping Bark for Tappa Making), and 1910 1½d lettercard, all overprinted "SPECIMEN". (4). £180-200
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1811-49 Entire letters to G.B, comprising 1811 letter endorsed "P. The Ship Tobago Captn M. Lewin" with Dover Ship Letter, 1843 letter with Tobago fleuron datestamp and Grenada transit datestamp, and 1849 letter with Tobago double arc datestamp. (3). £80-100
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1879-96 Mint and used collection with 1879 1d - 5/-, 1880 ½d - 1/- and all 1882-96 issues complete mint and used (except 1879 3d, the 1879 5/- used possibly a forged cancel), also varieties including 1879 6d and 1880 4d inverted watermarks both used, 1883 2½d surcharge long tail to "2" mint and used, malformed "CE" on 1882 4d green used (2, one thinned), 1885 4d grey mint and used (2), 1891 ½d on 4d and 2½d on 4d both mint, Slash flaw on 1882 2½d (2) and 1885-96 1d used, wide space in surcharge varieties including 1896 ½d on 4d used, broken "O", stop after "G" and "G" joined to circle plate flaws, misplaced surcharges, Crown CA fiscal issues with apparent postal use and £1 mint, 1896 ½d on 4d used on cover, etc. A few faults though most are fine, a good collection. S.G. £12,000 (approx). (223 + cover). Photo on Page 238. £900-1,200
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1880 1d Manuscript surcharge on half 6d orange tied to piece by "A14" cancel, scarce. S.G. 7, £1,100. Photo on Page 238. £200-250
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1880 4d Yellow-green, watermark Crown CC, variety malformed "CE" in "PENCE", fine mint, very scarce. S.G. 10b, £1,900. Photo on Page 238. £400-500
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1882-96 Crown CA ½d, 1d, 2½d, 4d, 1/- olive-yellow, 1/- pale olive-yellow and 1/- orange-brown fine mint, and 6d fine used, all with Slash flaw. S.G. £1,810. (8). Photo on Page 238. £350-450
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1885-96 Crown CA plate blocks from the upper right corner of the left pane, 1d block of fifteen (3x5), 4d block of twelve (3x4) and 6d block of twenty (4x5) all including the Slash flaw on stamp 1/4, plate number "1", all superb unmounted mint. S.G. 21/a, 22/b, 23/a, £830+. (3 Blocks). £200-250
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1882-96 Crown CA 2½d plate block of twelve (6x2) and 4d plate block of fifteen (3x5) both containing the variety Slash flaw repaired, also 4d lower right corner strip of three with variety malformed "CE", all plate number "1", unmounted mint. S.G. 16/c, 22/b/c. £825+. (3 multiples). £200-250
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1896 1/- Orange-brown block of four used, a very scarce multiple. S.G. 24c, £560++. Photo on Page 258. £150-180
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1886-87 ½d Surcharges on 2½d, 6d stone or 6d orange-brown, all with variety wide space between "½" and "Penny", all fine used, S.G. 26/8a, £640. (3). Photo on Page 238. £140-160
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1889 1d Surcharge on 2½d, unmounted mint marginal block of six with plate number "1", very unusual. S.G. 29, £660++. Photo on Page 186. £150-180
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1891-92 ½d on 4d and 2½d on 4d surcharges, both with variety malformed "CE", the 2½d on 4d on piece with a couple of clipped perf tips at lower left, otherwise fine used. S.G. 30b, 31a, £975. (2). Photo on Page 238. £180-200
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1896 ½d on 4d, first setting, reconstructed block of twelve comprising strips of three and four, a pair and three singles, stamps 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 with wide gap between "½" and "d", all cancelled by 1897 (Feb. 5) Tobago datestamps. S.G. 33/a, £1,705. (12) £300-350
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Cancellations. QV-KGVI Stamps of Tobago (28 + 3 covers), Trinidad (24) or Trinidad & Tobago (10) including scarce "14" (2), "15" (2) and "16" (2) numeral cancels, Tobago double arc datestamps (4), "LATE FEE", Money Order, Parcel Post and Official Paid datestamps, Tobago stamps cancelled in Trinidad and Barbados, and datestamps of Roxboro, Speyside and Scarborough, also two 1893-94 covers franked 1d posted within Tobago or to Trinidad. (65). Photo on Page 238. £140-160
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Cancellations/Postal Stationery. 1894 (Jan. 24) Germany 10pf reply card, reply half commercially used from Tobago to Germany, the stamp cancelled in manuscript with a Tobago c.d.s and the very scarce "14" numeral in a diamond, believed to have been used on the inland postal route between Scarborough and Roxborough. Photo on Page 240. £150-180
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Postal Stationery. 1891-96 Postal stationery postcards comprising 1892 provisional ½d on 1½d and 1d on 1½d cards unused, ½d on 1½d cards to Trinidad or registered to San Marino bearing two 1d stamps, unusual. (4). £120-150
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1851 (Dec. 28) Cover to England franked 1d purple-brown (two margins, paying the internal postage) cancelled numeral "1" (type 1b) of Port of Spain, charged 1/-, Trinidad and arrival backstamps. A fine cover in the first year of use of Trinidad stamps. Photo on Page 240. £150-200
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1852 1d Blue, first printing with fine impression and clear distinct background lines, on blue cartridge paper, fine used with "1" cancel, good to large margins. S.G. 14, £2,500. Photo on Page 238. £300-400
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1852-1906 Mint and used collection with a good range of Britannia issues (116), some numeral cancels, 1869 5/- used (3), 1894 5/- mint (8) and used (4), 1896 5/- used on piece, 1883 formula postcard with two bisected stamps used to Tobago (staining), unused formula card with 1d + 1d bisect, other bisects on piece (2), a range of 1882 manuscript 1d surcharges (72), a few forgeries, etc. (243). £300-400
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1869-1903 Issues affixed by part own gum to two pages from the Royal Swedish General Post Office Specimen collection, comprising 1869 5/- rose-lake, 1876 perf 14 6d yellow-green, 1883-84 ½d, 1d and 1/- all with tiny "SPECIMEN" handstamp type TRI1, 1883 2½d and 4d, 1896 ½d - £1 set of ten, 1898 Columbus Commemoration 2d, 1899 3d on 5d and 1901-06 ½d - 5/- set of six all with the standard type D12 De la Rue Specimen overprint, also 1894 "OS" overprint ½d - 5/- official set of seven. An interesting combination of specimen stamps from the 1884 distribution of single stamps, with later issues. S.G. £1,095 + unlisted specimens. (32). £700-800
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1869-96 Stamps (11) and QV 2d + 2d reply card with locally applied Specimen overprints, comprising type TRI1 on 1869 5/-, 1883-84 ½d - 4d, 1/- (2, one without gum), 1885 postage due 4d (corner fault) and 6d and the reply card, type TRI2 on 1896 5/- (small corner thin), also 1883-84 1d, 4d and 6d (all without gum) and unissued 3d on 5d with type D12 Specimen overprint. (16) £150-200
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Officials. 1894 O.S Overprint ½d - 5/- set of seven mint, ½d - 1/- used, and 5/- with a fake cancel. Also unused 1d postcard with "On Official Service Only" overprint, some staining. The stamps all fine, very uncommon. S.G. O1/7, £1,255+. (15). £150-180
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Postage Due. 1905-06 3d Plate number in lower margin, watermark Multiple Crown CA, variety watermark inverted, fine used. A scarce used plate number stamp. S.G. D12w, £180++. £60-70
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Fee Stamps. 1887-96 "Fee" (16) and "Free Fee" (5) overprints including 1887 1d Fee and Free error (the "R" deleted in ink, creased), overprint essays on the 3d violet postage due (stained), 4d grey and 5/- rose-lake, 1d apparently postally used, a few faults, the overprint essays very scarce. (21). Photo on Page 246. £200-250
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Cancellations. 1851-1935 Stamps and pieces (c.450) and covers (13), numeral cancels including type 1 (12), 2 (15), 3 (2), 4 (26), 5, 6 (20), c.d.s type 7 (23), 8, duplex type 9 (35, also numbers T5 and T9 used as arrival marks on covers, one cancelled by type 6 numeral "9" of Manzanilla), circular datestamps including Guayaguayare and Monos, G.B 1/- cancelled by Trinidad double arc datestamp, steamer datestamps, "D22" numerals of Ciudad Bolivar (4), maritime cancels with French Anchor in retta, French sea post, paquebots, "EDEN" and "SOLENT" cachets, Posted on Board, Plymouth & Bristol T.P.O c.d.s or "B16", overseas cancels, etc. A fine collection with many very scarce cancels, a few apparently unrecorded. (450+). Photo on Pages 238 & 246. £1,000-1,200
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Cancellations - Explanatory Handstamps. 1860-83 1d - 5/- Cancelled straight line "TOO-LATE" (40, ten in red), "LATE" (2, one in red), "REGISTERED" (5) or partial boxed "Too Late For Bag", various types, eighteen also with datestamps or numeral cancels, mainly Britannia issues. (48). £100-120
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Postal Stationery. 1884 ½d, 1d, 1½d and 2d Postcards, 1d, 1½d and 2d reply cards, 2d F and G size registration envelopes, and ½d and 1d wrappers, all with tiny "SPECIMEN" handstamp type TRI1, a complete presentation set of postal stationery, superb and rare, ex Marriott. (11). Photo on Page 240. £600-700
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Postal Stationery. 1892 2d Reply card, reply half posted from Dresden to a German sailor on S.M.S "Moltke" at Port of Spain, redirected to Jamaica, datestamps of London, Trinidad and Kingston. A scarce commercial use of this reply card from Germany, minor staining. Photo on Page 240. £120-150
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